ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2021
Use of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) meshes for ventral hernia repair in emergency surgery.
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- The early outcomes of complex abdominal wall reconstruction with polyvinylidene (PVDF) mesh in the setting of active infection: a prospective series.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Trial
- PVDF versus polypropylene large pore mesh for open incisional hernia repair - a case control matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Abdominal wall hernia repair: from prosthetic meshes to smart materials.Materials today. Bio · 2023Review
- Outcomes of posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) in large and other complex ventral hernias: a single-surgeon experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Incisional hernia repair by synthetic mesh prosthesis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a comparative analysis.BMC surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe implantation of non-absorbable meshes is the gold standard technique for ventral hernia (VH) repairs. However, emergency surgeries are often related to contaminated/infected fields, where the implantation of prosthetic materials may not be recommendable. Our aim was to evaluate the results of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) meshes used for contaminated and/or complicated VH repairs in the acute setting.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with VH who underwent emergency surgery involving PVDF meshes, in a tertiary hospital (from November 2013 to September 2019). We analyzed postoperative complications and 1-year recurrence rates. We evaluated the relationships between contamination grade, mesh placement, infectious complications, and recurrences.
resultsWe gathered data on 123 patients; their mean age was 62.3 years, their mean BMI was 31.1 kg/m
conclusionThe use of PVDF meshes for emergency VH repairs in contaminated surgeries seems safe and useful, with reasonable recurrence rates, and acceptable infectious complication rates, similar to those published in the literature.
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